Word: grenada
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Noguera is the author of the book The Imperatives of Power: Political Change and the Social Basis of Regime Support in Grenada (1997), an offshoot from his doctoral work...
...CALLED THEM] thugs (Soviets in Grenada...
...Trent Lott not long before the first airbursts were seen over Baghdad: "I cannot support this military action in the Persian Gulf at this time. Both the timing and the policy are subject to question." This was a break with tradition. Even when Ronald Reagan's 1983 invasion of Grenada just two days after the terrorist bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut led to more attacks at home on U.S. policy in Lebanon, a skeptical Democratic leadership refrained from attacking the President's motives...
...world's largest, thriving, secular democracy, has not done anything illegal in firing off five nuclear explosions. It has only taken one small, first step in pursuing its national interests and security. The concept of taking action, one that was used by the U.S. in invading Panama and Grenada, and in bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki, should be understood and appreciated by the West. I hope that future governments of India will be even bolder and take more definitive steps to safeguard the country's security. SUNIL KARNIK Dayton...
...Grenada and Panama, mere incidents, were over too soon to be judged. The U.S. military's redemption had to wait until the Gulf War in 1991--at last, another good war. National interests--oil and gas--were at stake, and so were values. Again, the enemy was a mustache-wearing dictator who had invaded his neighbor. A fair number of Americans were hesitant, but the morale-boosting triumph came quickly, with few casualties among the troops--all of whom were tough, highly trained professionals...